Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

damn...Barrie...i would go for these but the gas price will make it crazy and MJ would kill me...I am pushing the envelope as it is...

baby turkeys are the cutest wee things...I really need a bigger coop...sigh

Lead acid batteries give off explosive gas as they charge/discharge lithium don’t . Friend of mine & his wife got killed by this type of gas . Venting can be tricky yes ross ..thats very true...the batteries are in a case that is vented automatically...not really sure if its a timer or a sensor in ...

Killerbunny wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:38 am

TomK wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:30 am

gonna blow the winter dust off the 'bator soon here...those are cute, Gill..what are they?

Baby Beltsvilles. I was only going to do a fertility/viability test but it would have been such a waste to toss the eggs at 10 days wouldn't it?

@Killerbunny ..oh yes!!!!..such a waste

gonna blow the winter dust off the 'bator soon here...those are cute, Gill..what are they?

loved that last one..

With spring around the corner, mind turns to hydro outages and sump pump / freezer , the basics at this place come to mind, finally seriously considering installing a "Generator transfer switch" to connect the generator outside the house directly in to the house circuit. Before we take the plunge a...

It is approx. 1 dollar per watt. The min. size battery is 9 kW which would cost approx 9k and after that you can add smaller batteries depending on what you need to carry you over until the sun comes up again. For our new house I will have enough for the fridge, the water pump, the sump pump, WIFI,...

Thing with gas is Oil cost $160/barrel after Katriona and up north it was $1.40 per litre. This is nothing to do with sanctions and supply chain! you are right...its a scam and i am cynical enough to sound like a conspiracy theory idiot....but the gas thing has been a sore point with me for years.....

@TomK is great at seed saving. You're right, COVID has become the excuse for everything. absolutely, Killerbunny ..it is used for every failing these days...the seed companies can't use "no seeds" as an excuse...they have had them since last fall...maybe a lack of staff but we are in Covid decline ...